Golden Tate scores touchdown, taunts Rams in process

Posted by Curtis Crabtree on October 28, 2013, 11:04 PM EST

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Golden Tate seems to find a way to get himself noticed during Monday night games.

Last year, it was Tate’s last second touchdown on a Hail Mary that lifted the Seattle Seahawks to a victory over the Green Bay Packers that drew attention. Against the St. Louis Rams Monday night, Tate delivered the biggest play of an offensively challenged game for both teams.

With Seattle holding a 7-6 lead, Tate hauled in an 80-yard touchdown pass over cornerback Janoris Jenkins to give the Seahawks a 14-6 lead.

Tate leaped over Jenkins to haul in the pass close to 50 yards downfield. Tate then immediately began to wave at safety Rodney McLeod for the final 30 yards of his run to the end zone. Tate was called for taunting on the play and got a talking to on the sidelines by head coach Pete Carroll. The penalty was enforced on the ensuing kickoff.

Through three quarters the Rams and Seahawks have combined for just 328 yards of total offense. Despite the 80-yard touchdown to Tate, Seattle has just 82 passing yards in the game. Wilson has thrown for 123 yards but Seattle has lost over 40 yards due to six sacks from the Rams’ defense.

He’s the anti-Barry. That’s never a good thing label to be attached to. Taunting to give the other team yardage is pretty darn stupid. So you Golden Tate are a stupid man. I’m not impressed with how well you brag. Try again.

dukeearl says:Oct 28, 2013 11:08 PM

Very ugly game on both sides.
Hope it sinks in to Golden Tate, but I somehow think he won’t change.

Well, no one has ever accused Tate of having class. At least Carroll had the stones to get on him about it. Many coaches wouldn’t and some would give him an ‘attaboy’ (yes, I am looking your way Schwartz).

15 yards added to the kick off is nothing. If the NFL wants to remove taunting on plays like this – take away the score and penalize 15 yards from the point of the taunt. Coaches (and teammates) won’t put up with that…

Golden Fake has to be the most overrated WR in the game. If he would stop running his mouth he might be to hide how fake he really is. And for all the sea rats hyped over this year good luck! Panthers, lambs and Houston have all shown how overrated and over hyped your team is..call back when you get to the SB…until then shut up and stay out the rain!

It’s so hard to like this guy even a little bit. Ever since that fail mary

luckyarmpit says:Oct 29, 2013 12:10 AM

I understand trash talking is part of the game but there’s absolutely no need for that kind of crap. There should be stiffer penalties for players acting like jerks. The only one that looked stupid was you, Tate… not the guy you taunted.

chawk12thman says:Oct 29, 2013 12:11 AM

They had 139 yards passing. The Sacks were losses and if you want to deduct from the total yards and call it “net”, that is fine. But the yards passing are the yards passing………

Defenses are both tough and the hats off to the Rams for playing well. Hats off to the Hawks for finding a way to win and specifically the Defense for the final stand.

Go Hawks.

ddjesus says:Oct 29, 2013 12:11 AM

Classless. He’s asking to get knocked out with that lowbrow kids stuff.

peopletrains says:Oct 29, 2013 12:13 AM

What goes around comes around, clown.

dodohead418 says:Oct 29, 2013 12:13 AM

Thanks for taking the fun out of the NFL, Roger Goodell because a fine is probably about to come!

I wish someone would drop this clown. He makes one or two plays and thinks he’s Megatron

rap49er says:Oct 29, 2013 12:39 AM

Tate is the biggest jerk in the NFL.

overdrawnagain says:Oct 29, 2013 12:49 AM

The Rams will finish 3-13. That will out their 8-yr winning percentage at 22%. Easily the worst ever. Yet with no chance to win, the Overrated QB done for the season and a World Series game being played 6 blocks away they still had 35k show up. LA on their best would never match that.

We understand why he did it. Im sure he was being verbally trashed talked up to that point by Janoris or that DB in particular. The length of sign language was to long. Oh how we watch in awe. Nice D at the end. An ugly W is a W….

Tate is just a dirt-ball! Wouldn’t want him on my team!!!! or any of the rest of the PRIMA DONNA’S on the TEAM! It’s a T-E-A-M game, not look at me!!!!! They will never win a Super Bowl with all those egos and that QB, NEVER! Get ready girls, after everyone watches tapes from the Rams game, you are in trouble!!!!

Boy, talk about an ordinary team when they’re away from their noise box.

xmgmx says:Oct 29, 2013 7:05 AM

Watched it… tate is such a loser!!

FinFan68 says:Oct 29, 2013 7:12 AM

He is very lucky. That flag was thrown before he scored (about 20 yard line). I guess the taunting rule is written as if it occurs after the play. That is the first time I have ever seen an offense commit a penalty during a play and kept the TD. Could have been a spot foul or at worst 15 yards from previous spot. Probably should have been because there is no need for that in pro ball.

indywilson40 says:Oct 29, 2013 7:48 AM

Just play football. Tate embarrassed himself on a national stage.

damnsureis says:Oct 29, 2013 8:18 AM

That was stupid. If the NFL wants to get rid of taunting they need to assess the penalty from the original line of scrimmage and replay the down.

First of all, Tate did not score a touchdown last year against the Packers, he was awarded one by reject lingerie football refs. And second of all, Carroll the clown probably just congratulated Tate for his actions and told him to flip the bird instead of waving next time.

Carroll enables this type of behavior. His squad is quickly becoming one that gets high penalty yardage against as well as personal fouls and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. At some point this stuff will cost them when it counts. Undisciplined.

Tate rulez the WRs in the NFC. Just because he’s great doesn’t mean that he’s a lesser person because he taunted. He’s every reason the Seahawks should open up the passing game more. I bet the loser Packers wish they had him. Bank on it!

rufio1984 says:Oct 29, 2013 9:43 AM

Ferdinand says: Oct 28, 2013 11:15 PM

Well, no one has ever accused Tate of having class. At least Carroll had the stones to get on him about it. Many coaches wouldn’t and some would give him an ‘attaboy’ (yes, I am looking your way Schwartz).

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Schwartz actually benched W. Young for taunting Tom Brady… but I guess you are one of those people that only see what the media wants you too.

Enough talking about “class” on here. Naturally, those with nothing more than a bunch of stiff bones and no verve will think that tired drivel, “shut up, play football, act like you’ve been there before, just hand the ball to the official”, but the main people who always complain about these things are those with an inherent bias against certain teams (Packers fans, for instance) or players, or the types who like to dish it out, but can’t take it.

First of all, Tate did not score a touchdown last year against the Packers, he was awarded one by reject lingerie football refs. And second of all, Carroll the clown probably just congratulated Tate for his actions and told him to flip the bird instead of waving next time.
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Look at the final score of that game……

Tate should take a few pointers from Wilson- how frustrated must he have been with the turnstile O-line? Never showed it, never blamed anyone (that I could see), just kept getting back up to get knocked down again. Made me a fan. As for the rest of the Seahawks- no class whatsoever.